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1. transitive and intransitive verb stop functioning: to lose power and cease to function, or allow a device to lose its power
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2. transitive verb hit somebody with vehicle: to knock somebody or something to the ground with a vehicle
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3. transitive and intransitive verb reduce: to shrink in size or amount, or reduce the size or amount of something
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4. transitive verb belittle somebody: to speak of somebody in a disparaging or critical manner
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5. transitive verb catch somebody eventually: to find or capture somebody after a long search or chase
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6. transitive verb U.S. trace something: to find the source of something
  run down a lead
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7. transitive verb read something quickly: to read or review something quickly
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8. transitive verb nautical cause ship to sink: to collide with a ship and cause it to sink
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9. transitive verb baseball remove baseball player: in baseball, to chase and tag out a base runner trapped between two bases
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